“Our task now is to steer our Democratic nominees to victory in November. This is why I am not only withdrawing from this race, but I am pledging my support for Jason Crow,” Aarestad wrote in a Facebook post announcing his decision Tuesday. “Jason has maintained a strong message of family and community throughout the race. I have had an opportunity to hear him speak many times over the last year, and he has remained unflappable and unswerving in the face of personal attacks.”

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